Sheila Christensen, the owner of Baseline Pawn in Cornelius, appeared on "Judge Judy" last week -- and won her case.

The episode, which aired Jan. 9 on Fox 12, involves the case of a former pawn shop customer and his wife who claimed Christensen sold their jewelry before providing the required notice to repay their loan and claim it back.

Christensen flew to Los Angeles in November to have the lawsuit legally settled by Judge Judith Sheindlin. Those interested can watch the full episode on her shop's Facebook page: Baseline Pawn, Inc PB 0388.

The Forest Grove Leader caught up with Christensen Thursday afternoon to see how it went. Answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.

Q: How did the opportunity to go on "Judge Judy" come up?

A: He (the former customer) filed in Washington County. He was suing me for $6,000. "Judge Judy" has scouts, I guess, that look for frivolous lawsuits. So they called him and said, "Do you want to come to 'Judge Judy' and disregard your case in Washington County?" They were interested.

"Judge Judy" then sent me a certified letter and called about two hours later. They took their side and my side of the story. They asked for our pictures -- isn’t that funny? So three days later I was flying to L.A.

Q: Why did you agree to it?

A: I knew I was right; I was going to win. And being from Cornelius, we need social media. We’re selling stuff online, we’re doing advertisements. Going to "Judge Judy" was the best advertisement and I didn’t have to spend a penny for it.

I didn’t want any of the bad publicity. But the bad has only been 1 percent; everything else has been positive. The pawn shop has been bustling more. A lot of phone calls. Somebody watched it and brought me in a gun immediately.

Q: What did they tell you to do on the show? Was it staged or mostly natural?

A: They said, "Just do us a favor, and bring your attitude." The night before I went on, I went to the bar and met these two guys who had lost on "Judge Judy" that day. They gave me a heads up. They said the producers will try and bait you.

Everything is exactly how it happened.

Q: Was it fun?

A. It was so fun. Judge Judy, when she came out originally, more or less addressed people nicely. She was really gracious. She wears a shirt, not a robe, and jeans. She has a really nice figure -- little tiny thing. A lot prettier in person. Super smart.

The whole experience was like a lame porn movie. Where you film is a rundown warehouse in rundown Studio City. The people aren’t nearly as nice to you in person as they are getting you there. You get no picture with Judge Judy, which I think you should.

Q: What happened after the show with the jewelry?

A. We have some out for sale. One big nugget ring is out for sale, "As seen on Judge Judy." The rest is gone, melted. They never came in. I wouldn’t have given it back to them anyway unless they wanted to pick up everything they had (author's note: the couple had sold many items in addition to their jewelry).

Q: Did you learn anything from being on the show?

A: I’ve learned a lot about perception, and how 10 people can watch the same show and each come out with something different. I learned I’d never want my own reality show -- seriously, the pressure is terrible.